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  • War and resilience

    War is no longer confined to the battlefield, but also affects our economy, energy supply and digital security. Historian Samuël Kruizinga shows why resilience today depends as much on trust and social cohesion as on military strength.
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  • Plan your summer programme

    Join us this summer to explore a new subject or deepen your expertise! Choose from over 30 English-taught short, intensive programmes.
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  • From speculation to science: Humans are born musical

    Humans are fundamentally “musical animals” – and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. Studies show that newborns can detect rhythmic patterns, prefer certain melodic contours, and form expectations about timing and pitch.
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  • Some corals showing resilience to climate stress

    Coral reefs are declining rapidly, but it turns out corals living in coastal bays with strongly fluctuating temperatures and environmental conditions are better able to withstand heat and other stressors than their counterparts on more stable reefs.
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